bad bosses

Manager lands employee in hot water with coworkers after failing to communicate tasks effectively and quits soon after, employee sends them a clever ‘parting gift’

Lana DeGaetano

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'Don't stop baking until I say stop': Assistant manager berates baker at bagel shop for not cooking fast enough, malicious compliance ensues

Ben Weiss

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Boss promotes employee to ‘leadership role’ but doesn't include a raise or added benefits, just more responsibilities: ‘Calling it a “promotion” felt dishonest’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘"It's their job, not anything above or beyond"’: IT department head tries to deny 25% of department employees their well-earned bonuses, software dev employee is fed up

Lana DeGaetano

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Team lead is fired after they refuse to overwork their team and instead defend them against toxic workplace practices: ‘I was just expected to be another cog in the machine’

Lana DeGaetano

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'Headsets are not allowed': Employee reprimanded for wearing headphones in the office, maliciously complies with new policy by playing audio on full volume

Ben Weiss

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CEO enforces in-person work policy, refusing to pay for relocation of remote hires, sparks mass quitting: 'There was a veritable flurry of resignations'

Ben Weiss

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Employee refuses HR's pleas to train their work replacement after being fired from their job: ‘I laughed in their faces’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘He made me take a personality test’: Employees discuss the moment they realized their managers were bizarrely toxic

Lana DeGaetano

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'I cracked up laughing. Instant fired': Server accidentally laughs at temperamental manager over a customer's hash browns order

Ben Weiss

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Entitled boss refuses to give employee full-time hours, employee lands a better job and boss loses it: ‘[She said] "I must prioritize her"’

Lana DeGaetano

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'My company is stealing $20,000 from me': Employee denied the same pay as coworkers with the same job by new boss, begins retaliation

Ben Weiss

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Boss won't let employee leave work early to pick up kid from school, employee resigns unceremoniously: 'That's going to cost him $1500'

Ben Weiss

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Manager claims employee is lying about getting stuck in the snow en route to work, admits she left work to try and catch employee red-handed: ‘I sent [her] proof’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss fires entire staff via text message: 'We will not be opening up for business tomorrow'

Ben Weiss

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'My boss called my mom': Employee quits, boss refuses to accept their resignation, calls employee's mother to step in

Ben Weiss

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